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Railways: Birmingham

Volume 460: debated on Friday 18 May 2007

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what progress has been made in easing train congestion problems at Birmingham New Street Station; (138149)

(2) if he will make a statement on train platforming at Birmingham New Street Station for Arriva Trains Wales services.

Responsibility for the performance of the railway network and best use of capacity rests with Network Rail in conjunction with train operators. The High Level Output Specification (HLOS), to be published in the summer, will set out the additional rail capacity the Government propose to buy to meet the recent and forecast growth in demand for rail travel.